100 Things About Me.

1. I wish I had a tape recorder in my car. My best ideas are always when I’m driving.
2. My biggest regret- I didn’t go to law school while we were in New Orleans.
3. We rented a house with another couple for one of the years we were in NOLA. It is one of the best decisions we ever made.
4. I think I can sing, but really- I can’t.
5. I’m fiercely loyal.
6. I LOVE television. I shouldn’t, but I do.
7. I sing very loudly in the car.
8. I refused to read To Kill A Mockingbird, because I thought it was a dumb title. I read it in two days and had to sit in my English class while they read it aloud.
9. I can always use a good cry.
10. I’ve taken Prednisone for over 5 years
11. I have to get bone density scans every couple of years because of #10.
12. I don’t like to have my picture taken because of #10.
13. I HATE reality TV. I think it portrays the worst society has to offer.
14. Eats, Shoots, and Leaves was written with me in mind. I am terrible when it comes to using commas.
15. I’m terrible at grammar.
16. I would love to write a book, but #14 and #15 are a real issue.
17. I am ridiculously sarcastic. I think in part to protect myself.
18. I’m socially introverted- people are always a little shocked when I bring it up. I hate parties.
19. I stick to old school- you shouldn’t wear white after labor day and linen is only a summer fabric.
20. I’m trying to get rid of my potty mouth.
21. A friend once told me he didn’t see us being friends in 5 years- they happen to be some of our closest friends.
22. I always have a story.
23. My stories are usually depressing.
24. I hate talking on the phone.
25. I have Lupus.
26. I’m not nearly as creative as everyone thinks I am.
27. My favorite color is Red, but I wear black most of the time.
28. I only recently fell in love with jeans. Now I wear them almost everyday.
29. I love purses.
30. I once spent an exorbitant amount of money on a purse.
31. Adam thinks any money I spend on purses he gets to spend on firearms.
32. I have stopped buying purses.
33. My daughter is named after a famous actress and a peripheral character from The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood. I wanted her to have a good southern name.
34. The Craft Night girls are going to the Bay of Fundy for our 10 year anniversary.
35. I loved my wedding dress, but would change everything else about the day.
36. My second daughter will be named after the main character from While You Were Sleeping.
37. I thought I had good fashion sense, but I’m no longer so sure.
38. I listen to my iPod waaaay too loud.
39. Whenever I go to NYC I always get a Frooozzen Hot Chocolate from Serendipity. A lot of people think it is overrated, but it always reminds me of when I lived there.
40. I want my children to have a “magical” childhood.
41. I wish I were a better mother.
42. I love the process, but not necessarily the activity. ie: I loved getting organized for school, but not necessarily school.
43. I totally talk to myself in the car, like full blown conversations.
44. My dream job: A Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
45. I collect snow globes.
46. I would like to join the Peace Corps.
47. I want to go back to school and get a literature degree.
48. I would love to run for office, but I lack diplomacy.
49. I’m brutally honest- it isn’t a good trait.
50. I think I’m always right.
51. Biggest pet peeve- Irregardless is not a word no matter how many times people use it.
52. I would love to get a massage every week.
53. Evidently my husband knows nothing about me… “you want to do what #46?”
54. I love to take scalding hot showers.
55. I love fresh flowers.
56. I love plants, but kill them frequently.
57. I am a nightmare to travel with to NYC. I love that place and want to do what I want to do. I’m kind of grouchy about it too. I hate wasting time in such a FABULOUS city. You can sleep when you come home, you don’t need to sleep there. I should only go by myself.
58. I LOVE Diet Coke.
59. Diet Coke is not my friend- at least my dentist tells me that quite frequently.
60. I never wear my wedding ring.
61. I cannot wear necklaces- I hate things against my neck.
62. I do not like people touching my feet.
63. I love to wear flip flops in the summertime.
64. I hate watching sports on TV. It stresses me out.
65. I get embarrassed for TV characters when they do something embarrassing.
66. I thought I was a domestic animal lover- but.. yeah.. not so much.
67. I want horses.
68. My life is full of contradictions.
69. I spend money to medicate (thanks Tasha).
70. I have always had more than one job.
71. I HATE smelly lotions, candles, soaps, whatever.
72. I have a VERY sensitive nose.
73. I have a handicap parking pass and I hate using it. I got my first handicap parking pass on my 21 birthday. Not a good day.
74. I love fall.
74. I craved Mexican food and green apple jolly ranchers during my pregnancy.
75. I LOVE hard candy. I would eat Runts all day long.
76. I refuse to go into a movie if we are late.
77. I was at Clinton’s second inauguration.
78. I have a hard time finishing projects.
79. I have good intentions, but it doesn’t always work out.
80. I am always late- I’m really trying to work on it.
81. The second part of my Freshman year in college I parked in paid parking everyday. My best friend's mom paid for it. Neither of us would buy a parking pass. We thought it was wrong to pay to park between two lines.
82. I call everyone names. Although-they aren’t names, but terms of endearment. If I call you freak, I really love you.
83. I’m not a picky eater, but I don’t think foods that don’t normally go together should be combined for instance --risotto and peas
84. I love to quote movies
85. I eat candy in groups, usually by color.
86. I love the smell of rain, freshly cut grass, and skunk
87. I worked at Banana Republic off and on for about 10 years.
88. I love black and white ribbon.
89. I never went to Prom or Homecoming. It was devastating in high school, but now.. it seems more like a badge of honor.
90. In my first phone conversation with Adam, I asked him to please forgive me (I was being really loud and obnoxious), because I had been drinking. He said because of that comment, he knew I would be different from the other girls he had dated.
91. In 8th grade there was this kid that I had my first two classes with. I always teased him that he had LAME tattooed to his forehead. So- one day in math class he tapped LAME to his forehead. The funny thing, 7 years later he turned up in one of my Political Science classes. We ended up dating.
92. I love office supplies. I always thought it would be cool to sell them to companies.
93. I read the end of books at the beginning. I can’t take the suspense.
94. I once flew to Washington DC with a girlfriend for a tube of lipstick at Tyson’s Corner (when I worked for the airline).
95. I go to bed mad. It is better for everyone. I’m much calmer in the morning.
96. I wish my birthday was the 4th of July. I'm very patriotic
97. Adam and I share the same birthday.
98. I wore a hat instead of a veil on my wedding day. My wedding dress was made out of this fabulous silk suede drapery fabric. (I'd post a picture, but I don't have a digital copy.)
99. When we got to NOLA I was very lonely.
100. If I could go anywhere I would go to either Australia or Africa.